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Originally Posted by Sarah_MaxCash
When you got married what did you have to do to officially change your name? I got married over in the UK and just never officially changed my name in the States so officially I am still my maiden name there.
Now, I am getting married again next month and I would like to take the chance to fix that up so I can travel with passports and id, etc all in the same last name but just have no idea how it is done.
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After getting married you take your marriage certificate & passport and go down to Grosvernor Square, and visit the Consular Affairs Dept./American Citizen Services at the US Embassy. Depending on how long your passport is valid they will either give you an application for a new passport or amend the name on the last page of the passport with a hand written reference on the main page.
US drivers licenses are State issued and have to be changed in the USA, which can be easily done at the DVM in your home state if you go back to the USA.
For all UK issued documents (like ID card, EU drivers license, etc.) you need to see the appropriate UK authorities.